In brief: Three injured in crash on U.S. Highway 95

Icy roads and high speeds were to blame for a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 95 south of Craigmont that injured three people Wednesday, according to the Idaho State Police.

Amanda N. Priest, 22, of Boise, was driving her Ford sedan northbound on the highway between Lewiston and Grangeville about 4 p.m. when she lost control and slid into oncoming traffic, the ISP reported.

Priest’s vehicle hit a southbound Ford truck driven by Gabriel F. Riener, 38, of Ferdinand. Riener was treated at the scene for minor injuries and released, the ISP said.

A passenger in Priest’s car was injured, but no information was available on his condition.

Priest was taken to Syringa General Hospital in Grangeville where she was treated and released. She was issued a ticket for driving too fast for conditions, the ISP said.

Spokane

Search continues for missing volunteer

Authorities continue to search for a Spokane police volunteer who was reported missing Wednesday by his family.

George L. Kubes, 81, left for an 8 a.m. doctor’s appointment Tuesday, said Spokane police Cpl. Tom Lee. But Kubes never arrived at the VA Hospital, and he hasn’t returned to his home in the Five Mile Prairie area. He was last seen driving a red 1995 Geo Metro with Washington license plate 210 SOE.

Spokane police volunteers and officers searched the Five Mile Prairie and surrounding areas for Kubes, Lee said. Spokane police believe Kubes may be suffering from a medical condition and do not suspect foul play.

Kubes retired from a career with BNSF Railway. He has volunteered at SPD for a little over two years, often staffing the information booth in the Public Safety Building two days a week, Lee said.

Anyone who sees Kubes is asked to call 911.

– Jody Lawrence-Turner

Nampa, Idaho

Anti-abortion activist to seek Senate seat

Failed gubernatorial candidate and anti-abortion activist Marvin Richardson says he’ll return to politics with a run for U.S. Senate in 2008.

Richardson, who has legally changed his name to Pro-Life, will run for the seat now held by Republican Sen. Larry Craig. Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez, a Republican, has announced he also will run for Craig’s seat.

Craig has not said whether he will seek re-election.

Richardson, an independent, says he plans to run in a statewide race every two years for the rest of his life to draw attention to his issues.

Richardson received 1.62 percent of the votes in the November governor’s race, when he ran as a Constitution Party candidate. He says he’s running now as an independent because he feels the Constitution Party has taken compromising positions on abortion and public education.

– Associated Press